830402 Mertensia drummondii (Lehm.) G. Don
Distribution
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Rare
Central Canada: Rare
Mid Arctic Tundra: Rare
Southern Arcti Tundra: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
- G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 319 (1837-1838). - Lithospermum drummondii Lehm., Nov. Stirp. Pug. 2: 26 (1830). Described from northwestern North America.
2n=
24 (4x). - Alaska. - Dawe and Murray (1981c).
Geography: American Beringian: ALA CAN.
Notes: Mertensia drummondii is an interesting but little studied American Beringian shelf plant known from northern Alaska and northwestern Canada east to southernmost Victoria Island. It does not have any obvious morphologically close relatives among the other Mertensia species that reach the Arctic.
Higher Taxa
- Mertensia [8304,genus]